Cholent Eaters Rejoice!
TWO strains of bacteria have been found to be the key to making beans flatulence-free.
By Washington
April 27, 2006
Venezuelan researchers say the bacteria, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, can be added to beans so they cause minimal distress to those who eat them, and to those around the bean lovers.
Flatulence is gas released by bacteria that live in the large intestine when they break down food. Fermenting makes food more digestible earlier on.
The researchers, from Simon Bolivar University in Caracas, found that adding the two gut bacteria to beans before cooking them made them even less likely to cause flatulence.
They tested black beans, known scientifically as Phaseolus vulgaris.
"Legumes, and particularly Phaseolus vulgaris, are an important source of nutrients, especially in developing countries," the researchers wrote.
"In spite of being part of the staple diets of these populations, their consumption is limited by the flatulence they produce."
Smart cooks know they can ferment beans, and make them less gas-inducing, by cooking them in the liquor from a previous batch. But the researchers wanted to identify which bacteria were responsible for this.
When they fermented black beans with the two bacteria, they found it decreased the soluble fibre content by more than 60 per cent and lowered levels of raffinose, a compound known to cause gas, by 88 per cent.
They fed the beans to rats and then analysed the rats' droppings to ensure that the beans were digested and kept their nutritional value.
When pre-soaked in the L. casei, the beans stayed nutritious and produced few gas-causing compounds.
"Therefore, the lactic acid bacteria involved in the bean fermentation, which include L. casei … could be used as functional starter cultures in the food industry," the researchers wrote.
They said cooking the beans after they had been deliberately fermented also reduced subsequent flatulence.
By Washington
April 27, 2006
Venezuelan researchers say the bacteria, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, can be added to beans so they cause minimal distress to those who eat them, and to those around the bean lovers.
Flatulence is gas released by bacteria that live in the large intestine when they break down food. Fermenting makes food more digestible earlier on.
The researchers, from Simon Bolivar University in Caracas, found that adding the two gut bacteria to beans before cooking them made them even less likely to cause flatulence.
They tested black beans, known scientifically as Phaseolus vulgaris.
"Legumes, and particularly Phaseolus vulgaris, are an important source of nutrients, especially in developing countries," the researchers wrote.
"In spite of being part of the staple diets of these populations, their consumption is limited by the flatulence they produce."
Smart cooks know they can ferment beans, and make them less gas-inducing, by cooking them in the liquor from a previous batch. But the researchers wanted to identify which bacteria were responsible for this.
When they fermented black beans with the two bacteria, they found it decreased the soluble fibre content by more than 60 per cent and lowered levels of raffinose, a compound known to cause gas, by 88 per cent.
They fed the beans to rats and then analysed the rats' droppings to ensure that the beans were digested and kept their nutritional value.
When pre-soaked in the L. casei, the beans stayed nutritious and produced few gas-causing compounds.
"Therefore, the lactic acid bacteria involved in the bean fermentation, which include L. casei … could be used as functional starter cultures in the food industry," the researchers wrote.
They said cooking the beans after they had been deliberately fermented also reduced subsequent flatulence.
posted by Still Wonderin' at
12:32 PM
3 Comments:
Now find constipation-free matzah and us Jews will have no more tuchus problems
By
Minor Fast Days, at 10:21 PM
Some Jews (mostly teenage boys) actually like the flatulence aspect of Cholent.
By
The Jewish Freak, at 11:55 PM
OMG!!!!
We need those wind-free beans here PRONTO!
I always tell Hubby that when he goes on an airplane motzai shabbos, he will get to his destination at least an hour faster!
Did you hear the Chulent song on that CD 'Jewish Housewives' it deals with this issue!
By
kasamba, at 5:32 AM
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